We present conditions that guarantee spatial uniformity in diffusively-coupled systems. Diffusive coupling is a ubiquitous form of local interaction, arising in diverse areas including multiagent coordination and pattern formation in biochemical networks. The conditions we derive make use of the Jacobian matrix and Neumann eigenvalues of elliptic operators, and generalize and unify existing the...

It is being proposed in this paper a computational algorithm for acquiring the output feedback gain matrix in linear systems stabilization problems by regional pole placement in LMI regions. The output feedback controller is obtained through the solution of the coupled Sylvester equations. It is shown the existence of output feedback matrix providing conditions in which this problem has a solut...

Analytical solutions are derived for a pressure transmission experiment of a saturated charged compressible porous medium. The governing equations describe infinitesimal deformations of charged porous media saturated with a mono-valent ionic solution. From the governing equations a coupled diffusion equation in state space notation is derived for the electro-chemical potentials, which is decoup...

The discretization of linear partial differential equations with random data by means of the stochastic Galerkin finite element method results in general in a large coupled linear of system of equations. Using the stochastic diffusion equation as a model problem, we introduce and study a symmetric positive definite Kronecker product preconditioner for the Galerkin matrix. We compare the popular...

Analysis of integrated optical cylindrical microresonators involves the coupling between a straight waveguide and a bent waveguide. Our (2D) variant of coupled mode theory is based on analytically represented mode profiles. With the bend modes expressed in Cartesian coordinates, coupled mode equations can be derived in a classical way and solved by numerical integration. Proper manipulation of ...

Based on an effective energy conversion method between gas enthalpy and thermal radiation, a multi-layered type of porous air heater has been proposed. In the five layered structure which is analyzed in this work, there are five porous layers which are separated by four quartz glass windows. The main layer operates as a porous radiant burner that products a large amount of thermal radiative ene...

In this paper, a new algorithm for solving cross-coupled sign-indefinite algebraic Riccati equations (CSAREs) for weakly coupled large-scale systems is proposed. It is shown that since the proposed algorithm is based on the Newton’s method, the quadratic convergence is attained. Moreover, the local uniqueness of the convergence solutions for the CSAREs is investigated. Finally, in order to over...